How do you find people who surf?

Question

My friend asked me to start surfing this summer. Although she ended up not doing it, I fell in love with surfing and I kept doing it. I kept going by myself for two weeks, and she thought it's dangerous. Then, she introduced me to some Japanese people who have been surfing about a year and half, and they are really nice.

But I feel like I segregate other people b/c I speak Japanese to them (and I am fluent in English!). So I kinda want to meet more people to go surfing with me just to watch my back if anything happens.

All of my surfer friends are either "TOO GOOD to surf with ya!" or "I am too busy" or "I live in OC. It' far from LA". *sigh*

I just wonder how people find other people to go surfing with....I guess you simply ask your friends? But everyone is so busy and schedules don't match sometimes. Isn't it better to know more people? Isn't it dangerous to go by yourself? Just wondering...if there is a website or something to find out if a girl like me is out there...

Answer 1

Just go the beach, everyone in the line up talks to one another while waiting for the next set to come in. Girls are a lot more friendlier because they have to stick together a lot more, males can be very Territorial if your on "their local break", just stick it out, but always stand your ground to the guys. it is dangerous by your self especially if it has a bad break or known sharks in that area remember safety in numbers.   You will make good friends out there it becomes a bit of a cult lol,

Answer 2

Go to the beach. Go where the surfers go. That's how you will find them. Be there a lot and naturally you will meet people.

Just like if you go to a restaraunt everyday, you are going to become familiar with the server. If you go to class everyday, you are going to know the people that sit around you. And it goes the other way. If you want to meet pilots, you would go to the airport. So if you want to meet some surfers, be around the surfers. Talk, be friendly, and just like anywhere else, doing the same thing, you will find friends.

Answer 3

You're right on.  "Sole Surfing" can be very dangerous.  You should always have a friend in the water.  When I went to college, I made it important to meet people who I could carpool/paddle out with.

I pretty much just asked everyone if they surfed.  I would ask people who were wearing surf brand clothing mostly, or from near surf spots, and most of the time the answer was "oh, I always wanted to learn, but never really tried it, wanna teach me?"  But every once in a while, I got "YEAH!  I've been trying to find other surfers around here to go with."

I'd say the place to meet surfers is in your own community.  That way, you can actually hang out with them other than just in the water, and you can organize good sessions, or trips.  Just ask everybody you think might be a surfer.

Remember that everyone *thinks* they are a true surfer.  You will have to weed out those that enjoy surfing, and the image of the surfer, against those that are actually committed.